band liked the demo , it was difficult for them to record the song . bassist adam clayton said , " at the time it sounded like a foreign language , whereas now we understand how it works " . the arrangement , with two time signature shifts and frequent chord changes , was re ##hear ##sed many times , but the group struggled to get a performance they liked . according to co @ - @ producer daniel lan ##ois , " that was the science project song . i remember having this massive schoolhouse black ##board , as we call them . i was holding a pointer , like a college professor , walking the band through the chord changes like a fucking ne ##rd .
band liked the demo, it was difficult for them to record the song. bassist adam clayton said, " at the time it sounded like a foreign language, whereas now we understand how it works ". the arrangement, with two time signature shifts and frequent chord changes, was rehearsed many times, but the group struggled to get a performance they liked. according to co @ - @ producer daniel lanois, " that was the science project song. i remember having this massive schoolhouse blackboard, as we call them. i was holding a pointer, like a college professor, walking the band through the chord changes like a fucking nerd.